Improved coal-ash sifter and table



PATRICK J. -nwYER, or ELIZABETH Pour, NEW JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 95,783, dated October 12, 1869.

IMPRovED coen-Ash srr'ren AND TABLE.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same To all whom it ma/y concern:

to fig. 1.

The' same letters indicate like parts in both figures.

The object of my invention'is to provide a sifter and ash-receptacle that may be used in any apartment without allowing the dust to iiy over the other furniture, and, also, that when not in use as a sift-er, may be made available as a table; and

It consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts to eiect the desired object, which will be here inafter more fully set forth.

Referring to the drawing- A represents the sides o't' a rectangular case or chest,

B, its bottom, and

(l its top or cover, the latter being hinged, as at a, so as to be opened or closed at pleasure.

The lower half of one end of this chest is also provided with adoor, D, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

About mid-way of the depth of this chest is a funnel-shaped bottom, E, and beneath this a sliding drawer, @,provided with ears or outwardly-projectiug ledges, b, by'which it may be withdrawn and carried ironFplace-to place; and above the funnel E are two side rods, k, preferably made of round iron, on which a rectangular or box-shaped sieve, J, is made to slide.

ln the centre of the top C is an aperture, c, of suitable size and shape, to receive the bottom iiange or rim of a coal-hod, H, which is provided with'a pivoted bottom, zZ, so as to hold or dump its contents at the will of the user.

The hod H has also a cover, e, divided and hinged acrossthe centre, for the convenience of filling andernptying, and to prevent the escape of dust in dumping its contents through the bottom. It has also a hole, f, at or near the centre of its fixed half, for the passage or insertion of the poker g, by which the contents Inay be loosened, should they become clogged so as to prevent their passage through the valve d.

The aperture c is also lprovided with a close-fitting stopper, for insertion when the hod is removed, so as to render the top of the chest entire and even.

The rod h passes through the end of the chest, and has a knob, i, on its outer' end, and two oppositelyprojecting prongs, m n, near its inner end. These prongs are arranged at such dist-ance`- apart asto admit the thickness ofthe side of the. sieve-frame J between them, which is. so constructed that the rod may be connectedwith or det-ached from it at pleasure, by a slight turn and longitudinal movement'.

1n using this apparatus, the' ashes'aud cinders to be sifted are gathered in the hod H, and its cover closed, the stopper beingr removed from the aperture c, the hod is seated in its place, as shown in fig. The pivotcd bottom l of the hed is then turned, as represented in iig. 2, whereby its ontents are deposited in the. screen J, which is then to be reciprocated by means of the rod h, and the ashes thereby sii'ted out will fall through the' funnel E nto'the receptacle G.

The hod may then be removed, and the cover raised, as represented in dotted outline in fig. l, and supported by a hinged prop, l, also shown in dotted outline, and the clinkers picked out of the seive a'nd thrown into the funnel. After which, the rod, by a slight turn, may be detached from the sifter, leaving it free for removal and discharge of its cinders `for reuse.

The receptacle G may be inspected by opening the door D and inner door I, which latter acts as a guard to 'prevent ashes accumulating ou the ledges or sill of the outer door D, which would be liable to fall on the floor when the door was opened if not thus protected.

When full, the receptacle G may be withdrawn and carried by the ledges b to be emptied at any convenient place.

Ou either side of the top C is hinged a leaf or ap, L, provided with brackets p, by which they may be supported in a horizontal position, thus converting the apparatus into a table of convenient size and height.

Having thus described my invention,

\V hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The arrangement and combination of the doors D and I withv the chamber A and ash-receptacle G, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The hod H, constructed with a pivotcd bottom, d, and. hinged cover e, and adapted for use in connection with the sitter, as shown and described.

3. TheJ rod h, having projections m n, to form a detachable connection with the sieve J, as and for the purpose set forth. y

4. .The chest A, iitted internally with a reciprocating sieve J, hopper E, and receptacle G, and provided with hinged leaves L and brackets p, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

P. J., DYVYER. Witnesses:

GEO. E. HALE, W. MoERIs SMITH. 

